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I literally journeyed through the whole of Junction 8 (human road bumps included), but in the form of a super cool immersive virtual reality adventure! And you can to! 😉 Hehehe!
Get an all-access Space Pass with $50 spent at J8 (includes $10 Christmas Market shopping credit, T&Cs apply), and take a crazy VR trip through the cosmos at L2 Atrium. Happening from 30 Nov to 2 Dec! Also includes other exciting activities like Reach for the Stars (a room full of light installations) and Galaxy Explorers (a VR movie segment)! Have a happy weekend babies! #junction8#gatewaytospace#sp

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So I was tasked by Junction 8, to take a little journey into outer space, cos why not! :D I might have gotten carried away, but you have to stay tuned for the next video later today, to find out! ;) Hehehe!
In the meantime, get in on this adventure yourself and experience Gateway to Space, J8’s thrilling cosmos-themed take on holiday festivities. Redeem your Space Pass with $50 spent at J8, and get access to all activities, including the super cool Straight Into Space, an immersive virtual reality adventure through the cosmos at L2 Atrium. Happening from 30 Nov to 2 Dec! #junction8#gatewaytospace#hinorthsiders#sp

Reach for the Stars | Photograph by Emilia Wilgosz-Peter (@fotonka.pl )
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#YourShotPhotographer Emilia Wilgosz-Peter's daughter Laura loves space. "To be an astronaut is my daughter's dream," she says. Emilia and her husband drove Laura 300 miles to see an exhibit in Warsaw, Poland, called Gateway to Space, where Laura got to pose inside an astronaut suit. "She reads many books about science and believes that one day she will fly a rocket into space!" Emilia says.
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Today we are featuring @natgeoyourshot photographs selected for @natgeo “Photo of the Day.” To see more, go to natgeo.com/pod. #YourShotPhotographer

REACH FOR THE STARS
Your Shot photographer Emilia Wilgosz-Peter's daughter Laura loves space. "To be an astronaut is my daughter's dream," she says. Emilia and her husband drove Laura 300 miles to see an exhibit in Warsaw, Poland, called Gateway to Space, where Laura got to pose inside an astronaut suit. "She reads many books about science and believes that one day she will fly a rocket into space!" Emilia says.
Photograph By: Emilia Wilgosz-Peter
#gatewaytospace#warsaw#poland#photography#nationalgeographic#yourshot#photooftheday

For this #MaterialCultureMonday we present the next installment highlighting the NCPH’s History@Work blog series! Today we take a quick look at Billy Marino’s, “Cold War Legacies: Preservation and Use at Historic Sites,” which examines the way historic sites related to Cold War history vacillate between being dismantled and reused or preserved for future generations. The decision to preserve or reuse is not an easy one, and when it comes to the massive and expensive technology-based material culture of the Cold War, it is even harder to argue against adapting these structures for new uses. The launchpads that took Apollo astronauts to the Moon, and Shuttle astronauts to Earth’s orbit now launch SpaceX’s Falcon rockets and continue to make history. Closer to home here in the West, the Nevada Test Site is another famous Cold War site, the place where a majority of US nuclear bombs were tested, nuclear rockets were developed, and Apollo astronauts trained. But while tours are offered, many sites are repurposed for new research and development. More than anything, the legacies of Cold War material culture offers a fantastic example to play with the ideas of preservation and use, allowing us to consider the best way to use the material culture of the past. For more to consider and the sources of these photos be sure to visit the article at the link in the bio!

Captain's log, Stardate March 11th, 2018. Early this morning, while the sky was still dark and stars littered the blackness above, we embarked on a short mission of our own. Traveling along the landing strip of the once illustrious shuttle program, these darkened lines mark the final path of the Shuttle's journey. #gatewaytospace#5k#nasa

#SpaceShuttleSelfie at the #GatewayToSpace 10k today!
3:00am Wake Up Call
3:40am Depart Winter Haven
6:00am Arrive #KennedySpaceCenter
8:00am 10k on the Worlds Longest Runway! (1:11:57 - not too shabby of a time considering how many miles and longer races I’ve done back to back to back. Feeling 💪)
9:30am Toured KSC Complex w Rick + Ry
8:08pm Arrive Home in Dunedin
This Girl From Dunedin is WHOOPED!
So glad to be home resting.

I remember STS-135 so well. Being the final flight of the Space Shuttle Program broke my science loving Floridian heart. But I watched Atlantis fly that final time knowing that the best part about explorers, is that they set a new path for those who follow (I even had the pleasure of meeting Sandy Magnus who was on that last voyage) AND HERE ARE MY FEET WHERE THEY STOOD!
Today was awesome.
#AdAstraPerAspera#GatewayToSpace#SpaceFlorida

Had the chance to run on the Kennedy Space Center Space Shuttle runway this morning in the @gateway2space 5k/10k. There are markers all over the runway on the spots where the various shuttles touched down. Pretty awesome for a NASA nerd. 🚀